Sir John Jamison had extensive holdings in the Capertee Valley - the Report states:
"Umbiella Glen Alice, was purchased in 1838, and sold to W. Lawson in 1842, but he was never
on the property.
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Some details of land in connection with Sir John Jamison in the Capertee Valley are -
14/9/1836 description of 907 acres, County Hunter, Parish unnamed at Capertee; mentions it joins
Sir John Jamisons' 1,000 acres, and also Numietta creek, Lot 143. Lot 142, 912 acres joins the
1,000 acres, mentions Numietta creek and Rodds 640 acres. Lot 141, 640 acres, mentions a village
reserve. Lot 141a, 741 acres, mentions Numietta creek and Capertee river.
Sir John Jamison 9/12/1859, County Roxburgh near Capertee, required to purchase 640 acres
on South side of McLeans 300 acre Grant and the Capertee river. 1,000 acres of the South side of
Capertee river and. J.S.Rodds' 640 acres, and part of a section on the West side of McLeans Grant.
Land valuations on 28/3/1831 were Minto 5/- (£10.) Petersham 5/-, Cow Pastures 5/-, Illawarra
4/-, Mittagong 3/-, Hunter River 3/-, Manning River 4/- Upper Hunter 2/6, close Bathurst 4/-
Western parts of Bathurst 2/-.
These were the official valuations, but of course good improved land was worth more - what
buyers were prepared to pay for it.
By about the end of the 1820’s Sir John had accumulated land to the extent of 22,600
acres. This land comprised:
Capertee Valley properties for Indian stud horses
Cullen Bullen land for sheep
Namoi River – two properties, “Merigala” and “Baan Baa” for beef cattle
Upper Richmond “Fairymount”
Namoi River – two properties, “Merigala” and “Baan Baa” for beef cattle
Upper Richmond “Fairymount”
The return of convicts assigned in 1829 showed that Sir John had 740 male convicts.
